d not be able to receive its papal taxes because King Philip would never allow it to go out of his kingdom.
             Boniface withdrew for the time being, knowing that if the other kings attempted what Philip had done, the papacy would go bankrupt. A short while later, Boniface tried to collect the papal taxes once again. King Philip took the offensive, claiming that the pope had been elected illegally and was not even a true pope- making it okay to ignore his demands. Philip even went as far as to accuse Boniface of murder and heresy (http://www.pastornet.au/xian/theologi/ref_hist/schism1.htm).
             Reacting to Philip's accusations, Boniface threatened him with excommunication. Once again feeling threatened, Philip responded with displeasure.
             To protect himself, Philip initiated another occurrence. This became one of the events leading up to the Great Schism. What happened was he hired William, Bishop of Nogaret, and a band of small, armed men, to Italy to find locals who would help fight against Boniface. Together, the group left for Anagni, near Rome, where the pope was staying.
             Once they arrived in Anagni, the group promptly arrested Boniface, who had ancestors from the area. When the town heard the pope, one of their own, had been arrested by his foes, they resolved to set Boniface free. After tense standoff lasting a day or two, the "rebels" came to the conclusion that they were not going to be able to leave town with the pope and released him. Although free, the incident to its toll on the aging pope and Boniface died one month later in Rome. A new pope was elected immediately a
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